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Mary King’s Ghost Fest 2009

May 4, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The fifth Mary King’s Ghost Fest runs from May 8th to May 17th and features a number of famous ghost hunters. Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe and Steve Parsons from Most Haunted will be headlining the investigations.

The Close – or narrow street in Edinburgh, Scotland – is named after Mary King who lived above one until she died in 1644. The ‘Real Mary King’s Close” was built over in 1853. This act, however, helped preseve the ancient street and today it can be accessed as a small underground capsule of houses, history and strangely dark shadows.

The 2009 Mary King’s Ghost Fest is not restricted to the Real Mary King’s Close and features over a dozen locations in Edinburgh.

The ghost family of The Chequers pub

April 28, 2009 by Andrew 1 Comment

The Chequers pub on Reading Road in the Hampshire town of Eversley is believed to be haunted by up to eight different ghosts.

The pub has been the centre of haunting phenomena for some time now; lights turning themselves on, sudden cold spots and kitchen items moving themselves. The presence of a little boy known as “Jack” has been reported by others – including the previous landlord.

Angela Turner, the landlady, told local press one story which featured a young girl who became separated from her parents. She was found in the restaurant toilets, “Her parents heard her scream and she said ‘Mummy, there has been a lady talking to me’, but there was no-one there.”

Headless ghost at the National University of Singapore

April 20, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The Singapore newspaper Sin Chew Daily has reported that the National University of Singapore has been forced to warn students of a ghost of a headless woman who has been roaming the campus.

The signboard with the warning has been placed at the front entrance to the university’s Federal Building in the Bukit Timah campus.

Pendle Hill witch curse strikes down three film makers

April 18, 2009 by Andrew 18 Comments

A new documentary on Pendle Hill and the Pendle Witches was brought to a dramatic stop this week when three of the production crew were struck down with a violent illness. The incident happened during the filming of a séance.

Roy Basnett, the renowned broadcaster and ghost-hunter, and investigators from Pathfinder PI had been attempting to contact the spirits of the witches in a barn on the hill.

The ghost of the Polar Bear Fish Bar

April 17, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The fish and chip shop in Bridgwater, Somerset known as the Polar Bear Fish Bar, is being invested by paranormal investigators.

Staff at the chippy contacted BBC News after a series of unexplained events. One worker reported whistling in from the kitchen and another explained how a heavy pot was found on the floor. The BBC sent the cameras in and called in paranormal investor.

Market Harborough hair salon ghost caught on camera

April 14, 2009 by Andrew 1 Comment

In 1820 the building served as a courthouse but today it is a salon owned by hairdresser Harry Browns. “We’ve been aware of an eerie presence in the salon for years but to actually see it on film is very odd,” Mr Browns told UK press who became interested in the story after ghost hunters […]

CCTV footage of the ghost of the Earl of Sefton at Croxteth Hall

April 7, 2009 by Andrew 3 Comments

Experts have been commissioned by Liverpool City Council to investigate CCTV footage which seems to show a glowing white figure prowling the grounds of Croxteth Hall. Some believe that the 400 year old Croxteth Hall is haunted by Hugh William Osbert Molyneux who was the 7th Earl of Sefton. Lord Molyneux was the last Earl […]

Derby’s City General brings in exorcist to fight the hospital ghost

January 30, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The new City General hospital in Derby has an old problem – a ghost. The hospital, which is about to be renamed the Royal Hospital, is built on the site of the original City General. Staff have reported a black-clad figure in a cloak roaming the wards.

The Sun has been told that there have been dozens of sightings of the apperation in recent weeks.

“Several have seen a male figure cloaked from had to toe in black darting between rooms and through walls – especially in departments near the morgue.

Ectoplasm: Spirit energy manifest

January 29, 2009 by Andrew 2 Comments

Ectoplasm is a visual (sometimes physical) manifestation of spirit energy. It is suggested that some spiritual entities wrap themselves in ectoplasm in order to interact with the living realm. It can be theorised that ghosts and other spiritual entities made visible are using ectoplasm in someway. Mediums in a trance can sometimes produce ectoplasm from […]

The death of St John’s Church at Liverpool

January 16, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The area of St John’s Garden in Liverpool was once a burial ground. In 1767 the area contained a small mortuary chapel and general burial site. The construction of St John’s Church began in 1775 and was started by Thomas Litoller. Litoller would use a gothic design that would later influence buildings like St George’s Hall.

The construction of St George’s Hall started in 1854 and when it finished St John’s Church was hard against the west elevation.

The name St John’s Garden comes from St John’s Church as the Church once stood within the grounds of the garden.

The graveyard and cemetery contained about 27,000 bodies before it was closed in 1854. The closure was due to the extension of St George’s Hall and surrounding buildings. Parts of these buildings still remain on the old burial ground.

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